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US6195704B1 US09/101,472 US10147298A US6195704B1 US 6195704 B1 US6195704 B1 US 6195704B1 US 10147298 A US10147298 A US 10147298A US 6195704 B1 US6195704 B1 US 6195704B1
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  • the present invention relates to a loop-type network system in which node devices are arranged in a loop, and to a method of controlling communication path thereof.
  • it relates to a loop-type network system and controlling path thereof in which a data transmission path and a data reception path are separately established and a spare communication path is provided so as to make it possible to change paths immediately if a fault occurs, thus ensuring the availability of a communication path and improving the operability of the system.
  • a plurality of node devices are provided at each place and interconnected to each other. Data is transferred to the node devices and each node device is controlled on the basis of the data received.
  • a control centre is installed within each control area, and video cameras, emergency telephones, vehicle sensors and other apparatus used in road surveillance are located along the roads. Information obtained from these apparatus is gathered on the control centre, where it is displayed on surveillance monitors.
  • electronic signboards are also installed along the roads in order to display various road information, and communication routes are established for the purpose of transmitting the information (data) obtained by the aforementioned apparatuses to the display devices.
  • the control centre also gathers information on accidents and traffic congestion from adjoining areas, and various judgments are made on the basis of the gathered information and information from the area itself.
  • the results are displayed on the electronic signboards in the form of information on traffic congestion and various other types of guidance, thus helping to control the traffic.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a road control system of this kind.
  • the system comprises a plurality of node devices 10 - 1 through 10 - 8 , and a communication route 40 which connects the node devices 19 - 1 through 10 - 8 so as to transmit and receive information therebetween.
  • 10 - 1 is a control centre or a node device located in the control centre or each place, while 20 - 1 through 20 - 8 are local communication devices such as video cameras, emergency telephones, vehicle sensors, electronic signboards or monitors.
  • 30 is a communication path control device (console), which controls the communication path in relation to the node devices 10 - 1 through 10 - 8 .
  • the communication paths in relation to the node devices 10 - 1 through 10 - 8 are established through the control by the communication path control device 30 .
  • 40 is an optical cable which constitutes the communication path, assuming the form of a loop which serves to transmit data between the local transmission devices by way of the plurality of node devices 19 - 1 through 10 - 8 .
  • FIG. 10 is a simplified version of FIG. 9, and will be used for the purpose of describing a path control system using the ATM exchange method.
  • the communication path through which data (e.g., to display on a surveillance monitor screen images of traffic congestion picked up by a video camera) is transmitted between local communication devices 21 - 1 and 21 - 2 is connected at the node devices 15 , 16 , 17 by way of a single route of a bidirectional path with data transmission and data reception using the same VPI/VCI (virtual path/virtual channel) data.
  • VPI/VCI virtual path/virtual channel
  • the conventional network path establishing method is configured based on a path control method in which the communication path between local communication devices runs round the loop in such a manner that the transmission and reception paths follow the same route.
  • a path control method in which the communication path between local communication devices runs round the loop in such a manner that the transmission and reception paths follow the same route.
  • the present invention provides a loop-type network system in which a plurality of node devices housing terminals are provided and communication paths between the terminals are established by the node devices so as to realise bidirectional communication between the terminals, the network system including a communication path control device for controlling the connection of the communication paths to the node devices, which is characterised in that a communication path between the terminals is established by establishing a transmission path and a reception path in separate routes, while establishing a loop-shaped spare communication path in a direction opposite to a direction of a loop route formed by the transmission path and the reception path.
  • the node devices may employ the asynchronous transfer mode exchange method.
  • the spare communication path may utilise the same virtual path and virtual channel as in the transmission path and the reception path established by the separate routes.
  • the present invention provides a method of path control in a loop-type network system in which a plurality of node devices housing terminals are provided and communication paths between the terminals are established by the node devices so as to realise bidirectional communication between the terminals, the network system including a communication path control device for controlling the connection of the communication paths to the node devices, which is characterised in that the method comprises the steps of establishing a communication path between the terminals by establishing a transmission path and a reception path in separate routes, while establishing a loop-shaped spare communication path in a direction opposite to a direction of a loop route formed by the transmission path and the reception path; and when a fault occurs in a node device or in a communication route interconnecting the node devices, conducting a loopback by using the spare communication path at the node device in which the fault has occurred or at node devices adjoining the communication route in which the fault has occurred.
  • the node devices may employ the asynchronous transfer mode exchange method.
  • the spare communication path may utilise the same virtual path and virtual channel as in the transmission path and the reception path established by the separate routes.
  • the present invention since a communication path between the local communication devices is established in different routes, it is possible prevent the risk of the communication path being completely severed when fault occurs.
  • the present invention ensures that the system will switch immediately to the diversion route, thus increasing its reliability.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the method of path control in a loop-type network system to which the present invention pertains;
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of switching in the loop-type network system depicted in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating loopback where a fault has occurred in one of the node devices
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating loopback where a fault has occurred in the communication route
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating communication path connection in the node device depicted in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating communication path loopback in the node device depicted in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating communication path connection in the node device depicted in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating communication path loopback in the node device depicted in FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating the general configuration of a loop-type network system
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a conventional pass control method.
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating the occurrence of a fault in a conventional pass control method.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a simplified version of the system configuration depicted in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of a loop-type network comprising four node devices.
  • local communication devices 21 - 1 , 21 - 2 communicate bidirectionally, three communication paths listed below are established for the transmission of data.
  • a third communication path (spare communication path) 43 which is established irrespective of normal transmission and reception in an opposite direction to the direction of the first communication path 41 and second communication path 42 (transmission and reception paths).
  • the “opposite direction” in relation to the spare communication path 43 means that the spare communication path 43 is established in the direction depicted by an arrow 51 as opposed to the direction of the transmission and reception paths 41 , 42 which is depicted by arrow 52 .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates how the node devices 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 perform the switching operations in order to establish the communication paths depicted in FIG. 1 .
  • the node device 15 performs three switching operations for the paths including the spare communication path 43
  • the node device 16 performs two switching operations; namely, in the transmission direction from the local communication device 21 - 1 to the local communication device 21 - 2 for the communication path 41 and in the opposite direction for the spare communication path 43 , as the drawing shows.
  • the switching of communication paths including the spare communication path 43 is performed at the node devices 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 under the control by a communication path control device 30 at the time of the establishment of communication paths between the local communication devices.
  • FIG. 3 shows that a fault has occurred in the node device 16 so that the transmission of data from the local communication device 21 - 1 to the local communication device 21 - 2 has become impossible.
  • the communication path control device 30 controls the node device 15 and node device 17 which are located on both sides of the node device 16 so as to loopback the communication path to the direction of the node device 18 by utilising the spare communication path, thus allowing data transmitted from the local communication device 21 - 1 to be transmitted to the local communication device 21 - 2 .
  • FIG. 4 shows an event in which a fault has occurred in the communication route 40 so that transmission of data from the local communication device 21 - 1 to the local communication device 21 - 2 becomes impossible.
  • the node devices on either side of the spot where the fault has occurred are the node device 16 and the node device 17 .
  • the node device 16 and the node device 17 utilise the spare communication path to conduct a loopback, thus allowing data transmitted from the local communication device 21 - 1 to be relayed to the local communication device 21 - 2 .
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a node device such as the node device 15 or 17 in FIG. 2, to which a local communication device is connected for transmitting and receiving data.
  • 101 is an ATM switch.
  • a path setting circuit 102 causes the ATM switch 100 to switch to establish a communication path on receipt of a request from the communication path control device 30 .
  • 110 is an input port to which data (cells) is input
  • 120 is an output port through which data switched by virtue of the ATM switch 101 is output
  • 111 and 121 are first input/output ports
  • 112 and 122 are second input/output ports
  • 113 and 123 are third input/output ports.
  • the first ports 111 , 121 are connected to the local communication device 21 - 1 , the second ports 112 , 122 to the node device 18 , and the third ports 113 , 123 to the node device 16 .
  • a cell 130 is input through the input port 110 and by way of circuit interfaces 141 , 142 , 143 , which have loopback function, to the ATM switch 101 , where it is switched according to port number, VPI and VCI, and guided by way of circuit interfaces 151 , 152 , 153 to the output port 120 .
  • Cells 131 , 132 , 133 which are input through the input ports 111 , 112 , 113 and output through the output ports 121 , 122 , 123 all have the same VPI and VCI, and only the ports are different.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a communication path loopback in the node device 100 depicted in FIG. 5 .
  • the node device 100 is the node device 15 depicted in FIG. 3
  • a cell input through the first port 111 is looped back by the circuit interfaces 143 , 153 and output to the second port 122 .
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a node device, such as the node device 16 or node device 18 depicted in FIG. 2, to which no local communication device for transmitting and receiving data is connected.
  • the configuration of the node device illustrated in FIG. 7 is the same as that illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • the ports 112 , 121 are connected to the node device 15 while the ports 113 , 123 are connected to the node device 17 .
  • cells 132 , 133 input from the input port 110 are exchanged by virtue of the ATM switch 101 and guided to the output port 120 .
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the node device 100 depicted in FIG. 7 in which a loopback is conducted. As in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the node device 100 is the node device 15 depicted in FIG. 3 . Then, a cell input through the second port 112 is looped back at the circuit interfaces 143 , 153 and output to the second port 122 .
  • the present invention can be applied to a loop-type network system in which node devices are arranged in the form of a loop.
  • the configuration is such that the data transmission path and data reception path follow different routes, and a spare communication path is provided in the opposite direction to that of the transmission and reception paths and using the same VPI/VCI so that when a fault occurs, the communication paths in the node devices on either side of the spot where the fault has occurred are made to be looped back, thus allowing the communication paths to be restored simply by establishing a loopback, and serving thereby to improve the operability of the system as a whole.

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